Theatre 2011 Archives - Page 6 of 7 - One4Review
The World According to Bertie
August 12, 2011 | one4review5 Stars
*****
This adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith’s novel by Lydia Bruce and Sandy Burns is simply a delight in the humorous way it reveals facets of modern life in Edinburgh. The staging of the play in a … Read More
Cul-De-Sac
August 11, 2011 | one4review4 Stars
****
Dictatorship can exist in many settings but in a quiet, seemingly respectable, English upper-middle class cul-de-sac? Unlikely would be the answer. However, where there is expected conformity and for those unwilling to conform, any resulting intimidation … Read More
Free Run
August 11, 2011 | one4review 15 Stars
*****
The ensemble 3RUN come to the Fringe with much hype and expectation – millions of YouTube hits, world records and the first staging of this street art form in the UK. There is also the promise … Read More
Roar
August 11, 2011 | one4review4 Stars
****
Part hilarious farce, part historical costume drama, part drawing on the tradition of Greek tragedy and part musical theatre, the whole mix of styles in Roar works wonderfully well. Set in the 17th Century London, the … Read More
Splendid Isolation
August 11, 2011 | one4review 15 Stars *****
Nick Ward’s play is an adaptation of Heart of Darkness and Outpost of Progress by Joseph Conrad.
Ward’s piece uses the Conrad material to excellent effect, an almost abstract and at times darkly comic experience of … Read More
One Million Tiny Plays About Britain
August 10, 2011 | one4review4 Stars ****
One Million Tiny Plays About Britain marks the debut of RT Productions in association with the Citizens Theatre Glasgow. It is a remarkably unique site specific piece starting in Hill Street and taking us to the … Read More
The Infant
August 10, 2011 | one4review3 Stars
***
The Infant is a dark and sinister, if puzzling, comedy drama written by Oliver Lansley.
The play opens with Cooper (James Seagar) tied and gagged in a prison cell. His interrogators, Samedi (Anthony Spargo) and … Read More
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
August 10, 2011 | one4review4 Stars
****
If dealing with relationships between man and woman, both loving and confrontational, why not go all way back to the mythical first partnership? Writer Elton Townend Jones, who also appears as Adam, has successfully adapted the … Read More
Heavy Like the Weight of a Flame
August 10, 2011 | one4review 13 Stars
***
R Ernie Silva is an accomplished and animated storyteller. He recounts the key moments in his life, humorous and tragic, starting with his upbringing in Brooklyn. Unusually for a kid growing up in a tough district, … Read More
Bane 2
August 9, 2011 | one4review5 Stars *****
Joe Bone’s relentless one man action film-noir is a master class in one-man storytelling. With all the grit of a real action film mixed to hysterical effect with bold characters, smooth one-liners
Accompanied by the brooding … Read More
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